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Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
All right mister, let me tell you that winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.
If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.
I know that I have the skillset to be one of the highest-paid receivers. I'm just all about going out there and proving it.
I think it's nice sometimes not to be plugged in 24/7 to email and the Internet and everything else. It's nice to get away.
Overnight success just doesn't happen. You've got to put your time in. You're up and down - all of a sudden, it just clicks
That's the one thing before parenthood that no one really impressed upon me, that all of my children would be so different.
The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.
When I was a kid, everybody in the neighborhood picked me to be the one in jail or be in the cemetery by the time I was 20.
If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.
The way I represent my individuality is by mixing classic pieces - like sports jackets - with little, unexpected additions.
I'm always fighting to make the team anyway. I'm always preparing like I'm one of the bottom guys, trying to make the team.
I don't worry about getting tired. I try not to let it guide me as far as how much I'm going to play. I play with my heart.
That's always going to be the issue though when you're playing with a young quarterback. There's going to be ups and downs.
Actually I feel I'm a better player; more mentally. I guess you get better with age people say. You have a lot more wisdom.
I try to do the right things. I was always raised that if you do the right thing and obey the law, you won't have problems.
I want to be recognized as the best-no doubt about it. When they say all-pro middle linebacker, I want them to mean Butkus!
Character is like my fingerprint; it identifies me from everyone else in the world. It says who I am and where I am headed.
Sometimes success breeds apathy. Sometimes when you're doing quite well for yourself you're not as tough as you need to be.
Back home in South Carolina, you have a lot of little soul food restaurants you can run to and get some quick, decent food.
Our young people look up to us. Let us not let them down. Our young people need us. Saving them will make heroes of us all.
The expectation level is high at the University of Alabama and it should be. What's wrong with people expecting excellence?
I get frustrated with certain aspects of the game. But there's things that delight me, it's just the uncertainty of it all.
I have the same routine every game day, when it comes to waking up and what I do at the hotel and stuff, but nothing crazy.
At the quarterback position I would say mental is just as important as physical. Then there's that emotional component too.
Getting an education, building relationships and lasting friendships for the rest of your life... you can't take that away.
I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.
I'll even miss the Patriots fans in Foxborough, and they should miss me, because they sure did get a lot of wins off of me.
You are here, and there is nothing to fear. Count your blessings and before you're finished counting, you"ll have even more
If you so choose, the challenges can make you stronger. If you so choose, the disappointments can make you more determined.
When you think about Peyton Manning, you think about numbers. When you think about Tom Brady, you think about championships
Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.
I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field.
I don't picture myself as a normal person when I play football, and I don't think anyone else pictures me that way as well.
How can I go from this poor college kid one day and the next day get a check for $7 million. How's that going to affect me?
It doesn't matter if I've been wronged - I still have a responsibility to use my influence in a way that never causes harm.
I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester.
That goes with the saying that you call on God a lot of times and you pray for things and it may not happen at that moment.
Proper sleep has helped me get to where I am today as an athlete, and it is something that I continue to rely on every day.
Your life has been intentionally designed by God to have a uniquely significant and eternal impact on the world around you.
If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond?
I know where I'm supposed to be at the time of the snap. Now, where the play dictates I'm going to go is a different story.
Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again.
Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.
Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.
Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's impossible to win.
I love CeeDee Lamb coming out of the draft. I just really did. And Amari Cooper is one of the best one-on-one route runners.
People think, 'Oh, he's a black quarterback, he must be dual-threat.' People throw around that word all the time. It's lazy.
There never was a champion who to himself was a good loser. There's a vast difference between a good sport and a good loser.
Not every game is going to be perfect. Not every game is going to be an interception or two or a big-bang tackle, so to say.